Programming
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Geography K-10 Syllabus page contains useful information to assist with programming K-6 geography, including a guide to the syllabus, sample scope and sequences and sample units.
Geographical inquiry process
Use the inquiry process (DOCX 101KB) to support programming in geography.
Geography K-6 teaching and learning frameworks
The following Early Stage 1 to Stage 3 teaching and learning frameworks cover topics from the Geography K-10 Syllabus.
Teachers may adapt these frameworks to suit the needs of individual students and their local school context.
| Stage | Syllabus focus | Syllabus content | Teaching framework |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES1 | People live in places | Important places |
My school grounds (DOCX 79KB) |
| S1 | Features of places | Features of places How places are organised |
Local places and spaces (DOCX 89KB) |
| S1 | Features of places | Weather and seasons | Weather (DOCX 47KB) |
| S1 | People and places | Australian places Australia's location People's connection to places |
Australian places (DOCX 62KB) |
| S1 | People and places | Local and global connections | Around the world (DOC 87KB) Aboriginal connections (DOC 85KB) |
| S2 | Places are similar and different | The Australian continent | Features of Australia (DOC 101KB) |
| S2 | Places are similar and different | Climate of places Similarities and differences between places Perception and protection of places |
Features of Australia (DOC 101KB) and Australia's neighbours (DOC 53KB) |
| S2 | Places are similar and different | Australia's neighbours | Australia's neighbours (DOCX 53KB) |
| S2 | The earth's environment | Different environments Significance of environments |
Natural environments (DOCX 59KB) |
| S2 | The earth's environment | Perception of environments Protection of environments |
National park case study (DOC 106KB) |
| S3 | Factors that shape places | Factors that shape environments Humans shape places |
Contemporary land use issue (DOCX 49KB) |
| S3 | Factors that shape places | Environments shape places | Why live where? (DOC 94KB) |
| S3 | Factors that shape places | Bushfire hazard | Bushfire mitigation (DOC 106KB) |
| S3 | A diverse and connected world | Diversity across Asia The world’s cultural diversity |
Engaging with Asia (DOC 105KB) |
| S3 | A diverse and connected world | Connections shape perceptions Global connections |
Connections and perceptions (DOCX 51KB) |
To view the continuum of learning in Geography K-10, the K-10 geography teaching framework for Stages 4-5 can be found on the Stages 4-5 Geography programming page.
Small schools
Geography organisation ideas for small schools K-6 (DOCX 59.8KB) supports small schools in implementing the geography K-10 syllabus. Eight organisation ideas have been identified which align with much of the Geography K-10 Syllabus. They are:
- Local places
- Global connections
- Important environments
- Features/characteristics of places
- Distribution of features/places
- Environmental perspectives and significance
- Environmental management
- Life in different places.
